Mel Parnell vs. Steve Woodard — Career Comparison

Mel Parnell
Greatest GenerationLouisianaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Steve Woodard
Gen XAlabamaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaMilwaukee BrewersNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

On the career pitching numbers, Mel Parnell posted a stronger line than Steve Woodard. Mel Parnell posted stronger numbers in ERA (3.5 vs 4.94) and home runs allowed (0.53 per nine innings vs 1.21). By the career numbers, Mel Parnell had the better of this comparison — though ERA and WHIP alone don't account for era, park factors, or the defenses each pitcher worked behind.

Pitching Stats for Mel Parnell and Steve Woodard

Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Steve Woodard
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
289
1.48
Steve Woodard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
162
2.18
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
232
1.19
Steve Woodard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
94
1.27
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
123
0.63
Steve Woodard
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.43
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
0.39
Steve Woodard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
36
0.49
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62.12
62.12
Steve Woodard
Career
Per 9 Innings
47.06
47.06
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80.28
80.28
Steve Woodard
Career
Per 9 Innings
58.02
58.02
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
113
0.58
Steve Woodard
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.04
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.1
Steve Woodard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.05
Steve Woodard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
682
3.5
Steve Woodard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
366
4.94
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.5
3.5
Steve Woodard
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.94
4.94
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.88
3.88
Steve Woodard
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.74
4.74
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.28
4.28
Steve Woodard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.17
4.17
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.254
0.254
Steve Woodard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.292
0.292
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5258
27
Steve Woodard
Career
Per 9 Innings
2002
27
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1752.2
9
Steve Woodard
Career
Per 9 Innings
667.1
9
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1715
8.81
Steve Woodard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
782
10.55
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.81
8.81
Steve Woodard
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.55
10.55
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
104
0.53
Steve Woodard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
90
1.21
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.53
0.53
Steve Woodard
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.21
1.21
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.36
0.36
Steve Woodard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.56
0.56
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
758
3.89
Steve Woodard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
149
2.01
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
Steve Woodard
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.27
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.89
3.89
Steve Woodard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.01
2.01
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
732
3.76
Steve Woodard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
464
6.26
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.76
3.76
Steve Woodard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.26
6.26
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.53
2.53
Steve Woodard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.86
2.86
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.85
0.85
Steve Woodard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.919
0.919
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
0.21
Steve Woodard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
0.27
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.14
Steve Woodard
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
0.42
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
Steve Woodard
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.09
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7547
38.75
Steve Woodard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2898
39.08
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
36
0.18
Steve Woodard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.2
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
797
4.09
Steve Woodard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
397
5.35
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.09
4.09
Steve Woodard
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.35
5.35
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Woodard
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.35
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Woodard
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.22
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Woodard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
0.69
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.411
1.411
Steve Woodard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.395
1.395
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6761
34.72
Steve Woodard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2676
36.09
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.76
2.76
Steve Woodard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.45
2.45
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.272
0.272
Steve Woodard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.326
0.326
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.75
38.75
Steve Woodard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.08
39.08

Fielding Stats for Mel Parnell and Steve Woodard

Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Steve Woodard
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
289
9.65
Steve Woodard
Career
Per 9 Innings
162
2.18
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
1.47
Steve Woodard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
94
1.27
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
809
27
Steve Woodard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2002
27
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
269.2
9
Steve Woodard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
667.1
9
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69
2.3
Steve Woodard
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
0.53
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
327
10.91
Steve Woodard
Career
Per 9 Innings
84
1.13
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.4
Steve Woodard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.04
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
408
13.62
Steve Woodard
Career
Per 9 Innings
126
1.7
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
396
13.22
Steve Woodard
Career
Per 9 Innings
123
1.66
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.06
97.06
Steve Woodard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.62
97.62
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.37
1.37
Steve Woodard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.759
0.759
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
15.22
15.22
Steve Woodard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58.02
58.02
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.9
Steve Woodard
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.05
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Woodard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Woodard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Woodard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Woodard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Mel Parnell and Steve Woodard

Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Steve Woodard
Career
Per 600 PA
7
7
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
293
241.15
Steve Woodard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
162
656.76
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
729
600
Steve Woodard
Career
Per 600 PA
148
600
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
668
549.79
Steve Woodard
Career
Per 600 PA
126
510.81
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.198
0.198
Steve Woodard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.119
0.119
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.502
0.502
Steve Woodard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.399
0.399
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
132
108.64
Steve Woodard
Career
Per 600 PA
15
60.81
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
112
92.18
Steve Woodard
Career
Per 600 PA
12
48.65
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
13.99
Steve Woodard
Career
Per 600 PA
3
12.16
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.65
Steve Woodard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.82
Steve Woodard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
16.46
Steve Woodard
Career
Per 600 PA
3
12.16
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.152
0.152
Steve Woodard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.002
0.002
Steve Woodard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.008
0.008
Steve Woodard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34.35
28.28
Steve Woodard
Career
Per 600 PA
2.79
11.31
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
156
128.4
Steve Woodard
Career
Per 600 PA
18
72.97
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
163
134.16
Steve Woodard
Career
Per 600 PA
23
93.24
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
Steve Woodard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.172
0.172
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.234
0.234
Steve Woodard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.467
0.467
Steve Woodard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.315
0.315
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.036
0.036
Steve Woodard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.024
0.024
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.163
0.163
Steve Woodard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.113
0.113
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.344
0.344
Steve Woodard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.228
0.228
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.229
0.229
Steve Woodard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.163
0.163
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
52
42.8
Steve Woodard
Career
Per 600 PA
6
24.32
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
41.15
Steve Woodard
Career
Per 600 PA
6
24.32
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
101
83.13
Steve Woodard
Career
Per 600 PA
12
48.65
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34.85
28.69
Steve Woodard
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.27
-1.09
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
1.65
Steve Woodard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.05
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
29
23.87
Steve Woodard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
28.38
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Woodard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
94
77.37
Steve Woodard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
34
137.84
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.76
7.76
Steve Woodard
Career
Per 600 PA
4.35
4.35
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.31
0.31
Steve Woodard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.21
0.21
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
30
24.69
Steve Woodard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
14
56.76
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Woodard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
13
10.7
Steve Woodard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
12.16
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.65
Steve Woodard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Woodard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.65
Steve Woodard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Steve Woodard
Career
Per 600 PA